Questions raised over cockpit locks and screening of pilots as UAE investigates details and motives of near disaster

At around 9.30 on Wednesday morning local time, Tali Manes was taking her six-year-old daughter Nina to the toilet on the regular flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv when she heard a series of heavy blows against the cockpit door.

Manes, an Israeli bank executive, immediately told a flight attendant seated nearby that something was wrong. When he didn’t react, she shouted at him: “Something is happening in there!” Seconds later, the man “simply went to the [cockpit] door and opened it”, Manes told Israel’s Channel 12 TV.

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Title rivals bring upgrades to first Grand Prix in Malaysia since 2017 on a demanding but well liked circuit

While the byzantine nomenclature of this weekend’s “Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia” will have Formula One’s statisticians muttering darkly under their breath for years to come, the import of the sport’s return to the Sepang circuit remains all too straightforward at the sharp end. Complicated only perhaps by a Red Bull resurgence and an enthused Max Verstappen, determined to make his mark on the championship run-in.

The return to Malaysia for its first race since 2017 has been welcomed in F1. It is a much-liked circuit among drivers, albeit with the high temperatures and humidity making for an enormous physical challenge.

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US says ship thought to be using common ‘dark fleet’ tactics was boarded and taken to Mexico as embargo continues

The US Coast ⁠Guard has announced that it intercepted a large cargo ship carrying fuel bound for Cuba, as the ⁠Trump administration’s crippling ⁠oil embargo against ​the island nation continued.

The vessel named Grace was stopped on 5 September in the Caribbean Sea between Cuba ⁠and Mexico while using tactics to evade authorities, the Coast Guard said. The New York Times reported that the ship ⁠was 91 metres (300ft) long.

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The Bayeux Tapestry of Fascism. “What’s this middle bit?” “Why, that’s the Battle of Legitimate Concerns!”

Voorstellen van de linkse Spaanse minderheidsregering over de woningmarkt haalden geen meerderheid in het parlement. Met de nederlaag groeien in Spanje de speculaties over vervroegde verkiezingen.

Heidi Looy en Wilco van Roon hebben een hoveniersbedrijf en zetten zich in voor natuurbeheer. Daarnaast zijn ze politiek actief voor de BBB en een lokale partij.

Ja, ook ik moest heel diep zuchten toen woensdag het verdrietige bericht kwam dat de bijzondere en eigenzinnige Paulien Cornelisse was overleden.

De muziek van Ca7riel en Paco Amoroso voelt live alsof je door een TikTok-feed scrollt. Met zo’n sterke band en zo’n slim uitgekiende show werkt dat uitstekend.

An Emotional Fish

Lawrence Barretto assesses the field after the first day of running at the Sepang International Circuit.

DEN HAAG (ANP) - Acht Nederlandse ambassademedewerkers in Ramallah op de Westelijke Jordaanoever moeten van Israël hun diplomatieke papieren inleveren. De Israëlische minister van Buitenlandse Zaken Gideon Saar maakte zijn maatregel vorige week bekend, en de Nederlandse minister Tom Berendsen (Buitenlandse Zaken) heeft nu het aantal getroffen diplomaten bekendgemaakt.

Saar schreef zondag dat de ambassademedewerkers zeven dagen hebben om de diplomatieke papieren die ze van Israël hebben gekregen terug te geven. Daarna zouden "privileges en immuniteiten" niet meer van toepassing zijn. De maatregel is een reactie op het Nederlandse importverbod op goederen uit illegale nederzettingen.

"Wat ons betreft is het een onnodige maatregel", herhaalde Berendsen. Hij heeft die boodschap ook overgebracht aan de Israëlische ambassadeur.

Bescherming

"Op dit moment vindt overleg plaats met de Israëlische overheid", aldus Berendsen. "De bescherming van onze mensen en hun toekomst heeft daarin prioriteit."

De CDA-minister zei niet hoeveel diplomaten op de Westelijke Jordaanoever overblijven. Wel liet hij doorschemeren dat het voor de acht medewerkers moeilijk kan worden om hun werk voort te zetten. "Het functioneren zonder diplomatiek paspoort is daar heel ingewikkeld met alle grensovergangen, etcetera. We bekijken nu de scenario's en dan proberen we daarop te handelen."

NEW YORK (ANP) - Gouverneur Kathy Hochul van New York wil wetgeving aanscherpen na een vermeende groepsverkrachting op de universiteit Cornell. Een vrouw zou daar urenlang zijn misbruikt door een groep mannen terwijl ze zwaar onder invloed was.

"Als iemand te beneveld is om consent te geven, maakt het niet uit of ze ervoor kozen om drugs of alcohol te gebruiken. Vrijwillige intoxicatie is geen vrijbrief voor seksueel geweld of groepsverkrachting. Punt uit", zei Hochul tegen de pers.

De zaak op Cornell zorgde de afgelopen tijd voor grote verontwaardiging. In een groepschat van een dispuut zou een studente in 2024 zijn aangeboden om seks mee te hebben nadat ze drank en drugs had gebruikt.

Niet vervolgd

De vrouw stapte naar de politie, maar de mannen zijn niet vervolgd. Experts stellen volgens CNN dat zoiets lastig kan zijn als het vermeende slachtoffer vrijwillig verdovende middelen gebruikte.

Hochul spreekt over een maas in de wet. Ze heeft inmiddels haar procureur-generaal Letitia James op de zaak gezet.

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A California business owner was arrested on Thursday after being charged with allegedly smuggling Nvidia hardware to China without the proper export licenses. Keeping the highest-end GPUs out of Chinese hands has been a priority for the US government. Greg Lui, 38, allegedly tried to export around $300 million worth of Nvidia kit - typically used for artificial intelligence (AI) development - via US-based freight businesses and Malaysian transshipment companies. Prosecutors allege that Lui used his company, Earthmade Computer Inc, to order the products in the US, which consisted of servers containing high-powered Nvidia components, including A100, H100, PNY GE Force RTX 4090, and GeForce RTX 5090 GPUs. Lui would then send them to Malaysia and Singapore, two countries that do not require licenses from the Commerce Department, and companies there would forward them to China in an effort to circumvent US export controls. His alleged crimes violate regulations prohibiting the sale of economically sensitive equipment to adversarial countries, such as China, in the interests of national security. In lay terms, the US doesn’t want its own tech companies’ high-end hardware being used to accelerate China’s push for dominance in the race for the world’s most capable AI. Or, as it’s referred to in the US nowadays, “super intelligence (SI).” “SI is the defining technology of the era,” said John A. Eisenberg, assistant attorney general for national security. “The National Security Division will protect the American advantage in the chips that power this technology, a product of our unparalleled innovation and hard work, from illegal diversion by our economic and military adversaries.” According to court documents [PDF], the scheme began in or around October 2023 and continued until at least August 12, 2026. Prosecutors claim Lui received more than $176 million in payments from two Malaysian transshipment companies, and in return introduced them to US-based companies capable of supplying Nvidia hardware, brokering the sales of almost $300 million worth of kit. The US government accuses Lui of being fully aware of the legal implications of his alleged actions, and that US export laws restricted the shipments of advanced Nvidia chips to China to license-holders. Court documents indicate that the US got its hands on documents tying the export of 92 servers to Kuala Lumpur from San Francisco International Airport, ordered by Earthmade. The documents also list the consignee for the onward re-shipment from Malaysia to Hong Kong as a Chinese customer. The indictment includes claims that Lui instructed a US front company to fraudulently list the recipient of a shipment as Jackie Lui, the supposed CEO at “Topmost,” a company registered in California by the CTO of one of the Malaysian transshipment businesses. Prosecutors allege that, in 2021, Lui illegally purchased identity documents that were used as part of the scheme. Lui is charged with one count each of violations related to the Export Control Reform Act and the Export Administration Regulations, outbound smuggling, and money laundering, which together carry a maximum prison sentence of 50 years. “The FBI’s investigation revealed that Lui allegedly sold the Chinese government hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of American Super Intelligence technology, in clear violation of US export control laws,” said Roman Rozhavsky, assistant director at the FBI’s Counterintelligence and Espionage Division. “Controlling the export of advanced SI technology is critical to safeguarding our national security and defending the homeland, and the FBI will keep fighting for America’s businesses and economic security. We’re grateful to our partners across the US government and private sector for their assistance, and we’ll continue holding accountable anyone who violates US export laws to enrich themselves and help our adversaries.” The Register contacted Earthmade and Nvidia for comment. ®

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The new tram bridge over South Road. Black Forest/Glandore, South Australia

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Gilbert Place, Adelaide CBD

Quelltaler House is a heritage-listed landmark located at 20–22 Gilbert Place, Adelaide, South Australia. Originally constructed in 1867 as the Gilbert Buildings, this impressive multi-level bluestone structure is celebrated for its deep historical ties to South Australia’s early wine industry and its long-standing evolution as a central hub for the city's hospitality and nightlife scene.

Sparta heeft vrijdagmiddag een besloten oefenwedstrijd gelijkgespeeld tegen FC Utrecht. Op een leeg Kasteel werkten de Rotterdammers een 2-0 achterstand weg. Doelpunten van Milan Zonneveld en Shedrach Ebite bepaalden de eindstand op 2-2.

The comments come as Belarus has been attempting to improve ties with the United States after years of isolation and Western sanctions.